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Old Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.92427, -0.96825

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Cafe 77 — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParkingToilets

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
YorActive TrailWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route334 m
Named routeRef 66Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route706 m
Named routeRef 66Length 706 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route110 m
Named routeRef 66Length 110 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 66Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath in the air museum

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath in the air museum

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱York MazeUrban park2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.4 km→⛪St Helen's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦Kexby Bridge Also in EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIREHistoric site4 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→

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